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The Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum in housed in an original massive Army Vehicle Workshop building constructed in Nungarin in 1942-43 as part of Australia’s defense in WWII. The huge building was part of the No.5 Base Ordnance Depot (5BOD) which was considered to be the largest storage facility for Army Ordnance in Western […]

Sandalwooding was the pioneering industry for the North Eastern Wheatbelt region. The Sandalwood Interpretation Centre is located at the Bencubbin Community Resource Centre in the main street of Bencubbin. We have a fantastic range of Sandalwood products available for purchase at the Resource Centre. Behind its sweet woody scent is the healing power of Sandalwood. For thousands of years

Housed in the original Wheatbin, the museum houses a wonderful collection of equipment which traces the history of farming and transportation from the early 1900s to the present. Much of the machinery is still in working condition as is “Waterloo Boy” one of the first John Deere tractor models made in 1920. It is one

The Westonia Hood-Penn Museum features the Hood-Penn Collection which is a diverse collection of historical items. The museum has a number of scenes and also a “what’s your weight in gold” and a reproduction of an old Westonia Gold Mine. The building was completed in July of 2010, with the walkway access between the shire

If a more vertical bushwalk and extreme sports are your thing then a trip to Eaglestone Rock in the Wheatbelt is for you! Eaglestone Rock is located in the Shire of Nungarin along Lake Brown South Road approximately 20km north of Nungarin townsite next to Lake Brown a naturally occurring salt lake. Patches of York Gum woodland

  The Nungarin Wheatbelt Markets are held the 1st Sunday of every month (March to December). They start at 8:00 am and finish at 12:00 pm. The Nungarin Wheatbelt markets are held on the main street selling all kinds of items for everyone. Come along for a great day out. The Nungarin Wheatbelt Markets have been running for

The Wheatbelt Way region is home to three distinct Aboriginal groups: – The Njaki-Njaki Nyoongar – The Ballardong Nyoongar – The Kalamaia People (The Kalamaia people are also known as the “Gubrun” as language records from this area of the Goldfields show two languages for the region as being ‘Kaalamaya’ and ‘Gubrun’.) The Njaki Njaki Nyoongar

I enjoy quiet winding roads shouldered by majestic salmon gums as I make my way to Mangowine Homestead.  This hidden gem is located only 281 kilometres north east of Perth, and only 15 kilometres north of the township of Nungarin. Mangowine’s friendly Caretaker Bob greets me when I arrive and I pay a meagre $4

    It is a leisurely Sunday morning in the picturesque central wheatbelt. The kids inform me that they are bored of our usual weekend activities, so after numerous requests we all bundle into the car en route to the famous Nungarin Wheatbelt Markets. When we arrive we find that parking at the markets is